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ALPHONZO BUTTON, 0F .DUNKIRIL NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MATSON O. WILBER, FOR ONE-HALF OF SAID PATENT;

Leners Parent No. 98,145, dated Dea/aw 21, 1869.

' IMPROVEMENT IN POCKET-BOOKS. Y

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making. part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, ALPaoNzo BUTTON, of Dunkirk, in the county of Chautauqua, and State of N ew York, have invented 'anew and improvedNote-Case;

and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable 'others skilled in the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ot' this specification'.

This invention relates to improvements in note or paper-cases, or files for enclosing notes, papers, bills, 85o., in a simple, cheap, and convenient portable package, for the use of bankers and otherbnsiness-men.

' It consists of a cylindrical case, of leather or other" light suitable material, having an openingv from end to end, covered by a iiap, a central revolving spool, and a web of flexible substance, connected to and wound on the spool, so as to be drawn out through the opening and wound up again, yon which web any suitable arrangement of narrow iiaps, folding over .from the edges, and connected by elastic bands in a way to secure papers, notes, 85o., in diiferent and separate sections, may be arranged, as now arranged in pocket-books. y

Figure 1 Irepresents a plan view, partly broken ont, of my improved case, the note-holding sheet being -partly drawn out, and` Figure 2 represents the case in the closed condition.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the cylindrical case, consisting-of a cylinder of leather or thin sheet-metal, covered with thin, light leather or other suitable substance, and closed at the ends by wood or other heads B. Y

This case has a long and narrow opening extending from end to end, and a ap, C, of the leather or other covering, lapping over the same; and this flap is provided with elastic bands D, connected by passing through holes near the edges of the Hap, or in any other suitable way, so as to stretch over` the endsI and contract around the cylinder, to hold the Hap in lthe closed condition.

E is a spool, the shaft ofwhich is journaled iu the heads B at theirv axes, and one end projects through its head, and is provided witha thumb-knob foriturnf ing it. F is a web or sheet of canvas, leather, or other suitable substance, attached at -one end to the spool, the other being arranged to project through th'e slot, so as to be drawn in and out by winding on or off the spool. v y

This sheet F is provided at the sides with flaps G, folding over upon the upper side, and connected togetller by elastic bands H, for holding papers, notes, and the like, iu different packages, which, afterbeing placed on and secured to the saine, mtv be drawn in and rolled around the spindle of the spool in a compact way, the whole constituting a convenient package for carrying in the hand. y

They may be made in any suitable sizes for the various different uses to which they may be applied.

For protecting the edges of the case, at the openings, from damage bythe action of the sheet F in drawing out and in, I arrange Wires I in front of the said edges, and, to facilitatethe moving of the sheet F over the said wires, they may have loose tubes upon them to act asv friction-rollers.

Having thus described my invention,

I 'claim as'new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 'lhe combination of the slotted cylindrical 'case A, spo-ol E, and note and paper-holding sheet F, substantially as specified.

ALPHONZO BUTTON. Witnesses:

J. B. ARCHIBALD, A. EDWARDS. 

